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Original Article

Entamoeba gingivalis: epidemiology, genetic diversity and association with oral microbiota signatures in North Eastern Tanzania

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Article: 1924598 | Received 09 Mar 2021, Accepted 28 Apr 2021, Published online: 19 May 2021

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